Washington State takes action to eliminate use of PFAS in food packaging
Around 1990, driven by a concern to keep heavy metals out of recycled products, many states adopted laws prohibiting the[…]
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ACC’s state of denial about the Lautenberg Act widens – and has further infected EPA, now in its fee rule
I was on vacation last week, so I missed two notable pronouncements from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) regarding the[…]
Read moreTug and Switcher Engine Upgrades Offer Most Cost-Effective Option for VW Funds
Clean diesel technology upgrades for large tug and switcher locomotive engines cost only $4,379 to $15,201 per ton of nitrogen[…]
Read moreNew Principles for Sustainable Fisheries Investment Unveiled at World Ocean Summit
With a growing list of adopters and endorsers, on March 8th Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Meloy Fund, and Encourage Capital[…]
Read moreTech for change video series: Backyard oilfields
This post is the first of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which spotlights the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public[…]
Read moreThe Big Squeeze: Dangers for public health lurk in recent EPA re-org efforts
Over the past several months, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made or proposed a number of distressing shifts in[…]
Read moreIKEA assembles a cleaner planet
Two years ago I had my first conversation with Stefan Karlsson, the Sustainability Compliance Manager for IKEA Purchasing Service (China)[…]
Read moreThe Winter Olympics on hostile terrain: How climate change is harming winter sports
The 2018 Winter Olympics have drawn to a close, and four years will pass before the world’s next opportunity to[…]
Read moreCompensating distributed energy resources for environmental attributes
Small distributed energy resources, cutting carbon emissions, and making sure people pay appropriately for participating in the electric system: These[…]
Read moreEDF files Opening Brief in legal challenge to EPA’s Inventory Notification Rule
On March 6th, EDF filed our Opening Brief in our case challenging EPA’s Inventory Notification Rule. The Brief was filed[…]
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